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I am aware that the issue is highly emotive and I think that it would be best to await the outcome of the review group's work, which is well under way.
Councils are at different stages: some will require more rigorous help than others; some started the process late and others started it early. The best time was probably in between.It is vital to state that there is no quick fix; we must get the changes right in the long term.
Should they do it through huge council tax increases or by cutting services to the public and sacking workers? I thank Colin Fox for his best wishes and extend my best wishes to him and his party.
An ecologically coherent network of Marine Protected Areas will protect the best of Scotland’s marine nature, promote sustainable use and aid recovery of commercially valuable fish and shellfish.
If we want to do what the First Minister always asks us to do and show that we are the best small country in the world, is not sending a Scottish team to the Olympic games the best way of doing that?